ATLANTA — Reactions are pouring in across social media after a grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump and his allies for trying to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
Trump and several of his allies are being accused of committing an illegal conspiracy that violated a number of state laws when they orchestrated a campaign to reverse his 2020 election loss in Georgia. The legal process that now awaits Trump will undoubtedly be a long one.
Reactions to Donald Trump indictment in Georgia
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The former president himself took to Truth Social to denounce the charges against him and his allies, calling District Attorney Fani Willis a "rabid partisan who is campaigning and fundraising on a platform of prosecuting President Trump through these bogus indictments."
Governor Brian Kemp took to the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday to react to the recent indictment. "The 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen," the Georgia governor started his post with a screenshot of one of Trump's Truth Social posts.
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Mayor Andre Dickens addressed the indictment at a new conference for ForbesBLK as they bring a summit to the City of Atlanta on Tuesday morning. The Atlanta mayor spoke about Fulton County DA Fani Willis' role in the historic decision.
Read & watch Dickens' statement about the indictment below.
"America and the world watched last night, as D.A Fani Willis issued a number of counts and indictments against individuals. It shocked the world, it shocked a number of people, in terms of how thorough it was and how broad it was and how far reaching it was.
That’s just the start of it, right? The city is once again ground zero and middle of the national attention and the center of the universe once again, just as we were in 2020 for election results when over 11,000 voters made Georgia go from red to blue.
That significant change led to the sitting president trying to find 11,000 votes wherever he could find them and now D.A Fani Willis a very capable strategic, hard… very dedicated public servant is going to make sure she tries this case in the best way possible to bring justice to the United States, as well as the world as stability is necessary to make sure elections go off without a hitch.
I stand here doing my job, to make sure I coordinate with federal, state and other local partners to make sure our city is safe and the court proceeding can take place with out any kind of interference and that the grounds around this city can be kept in order."
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger released a statement early Tuesday morning after the historic indictment. The Georgia official and the former president's infamous phone call led to the investigation. In the phone call, Trump suggested Raffensperger "find" votes that would lead to a win in Georgia in the 2020 Presidential Election.
Read the statement from Raffensperger's office below.
“The most basic principles of a strong democracy are accountability and respect for the Constitution and rule of law. You either have it, or you don’t,” said Brad Raffensperger.
Rudy W. Giuliani also posted on X, formally known as Twitter, in the early hours of Wednesday. He is a former Trump attorney; he's facing 13 charges, including false statements and writings, conspiracy to commit false statements and writings, and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer. Giuliani made allegations of fraud during hearings before the Georgia House of Representatives. Those claims resulted in death threats against Fulton election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. Giuliani accused the pair of mishandling ballots.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said that DA Fani Willis had an "objective to indict Donald Trump."
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer said that not even the president is above the law:
Georgia congresswoman Nikema Williams took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share her thoughts:
11Alive will continue to post reactions from political leaders as they come in.